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Which patents cover Riomet, and what generic alternatives are available?

Riomet is a drug marketed by Ranbaxy and Sun Pharm and is included in two NDAs. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has eighteen patent family members in eighteen countries.

The generic ingredient in RIOMET is metformin hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Seventy-nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Riomet

A generic version of RIOMET was approved as metformin hydrochloride by ATLAS PHARMS LLC on January 24^th, 2002.

Summary for RIOMET

International Patents:	18
US Patents:	1
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	141
Clinical Trials:	33
Patent Applications:	38
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for RIOMET
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for RIOMET
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in RIOMET?	RIOMET excipients list
DailyMed Link:	RIOMET at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for RIOMET

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Phase 2
St. Baldrick's Foundation	Phase 2
Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for RIOMET

Drug Class

Biguanide

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for RIOMET

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	NDA	Submissiondate
RIOMET	SOLUTION;ORAL	metformin hydrochloride	021591	2018-02-02

US Patents and Regulatory Information for RIOMET

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Ranbaxy	RIOMET	metformin hydrochloride	SOLUTION;ORAL	021591-001	Sep 11, 2003	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Sun Pharm	RIOMET ER	metformin hydrochloride	FOR SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	212595-001	Aug 29, 2019		DISCN	Yes	No			Y

International Patents for RIOMET

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration
Mexico	PA03001157
China	1635881
Croatia	P20030161
Japan	2004505913
Hungary	0302700

Supplementary Protection Certificates for RIOMET

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1412357	C 2008 016	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC IN SPECIAL MONOFOSFAT + METFORMIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC IN SPECIALCLORHIDRAT; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: RO EU/1/08/455/001 - RO EU/1/08/455/014; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20080716; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): CH 58450 01, CH 58450 02, CH 58450 03; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20080408
1261586	2012C/016	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: UNE COMBINAISON DE PRODUITS DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET DE METFORMINE AINSI QUE TOUT SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES, DONT LES SELS DE CHLORHYDRATE DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET DE METFORMINE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/11/731/001 20111128
1261586	15/2012	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATIONSPRODUKT VON SAXAGLIPTIN UND METFORMIN UND PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHE SALZE DAVON, BEINHALTEND DIE HYDROCHLORIDSALZE VON SAXAGLIPTIN UND METFORMIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/731/001-EU/1/11/731/012 20111124
1532149	CA 2013 00001	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: 8-(3-AMINOPIPERIDIN-1-YL)-7-BUT-2-INYL-3-METHYL-1-(4-METHYLCHINAZOLIN-2-YLMETHYL)-3,7-DIHYDROPURIN-2,6-DION ENANTIOMERER OG SALTE DERAF - SAERLIGT LINAGLIPTIN - I KOMBINATION MED METFORMINHYDROCHLORID; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/12/780/001-028 20120720
1412357	PA2008013,C1412357	Lithuania		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTINUM PHOSPHAS MONOHYDRICUS, METFORMINI HYDROCHLORIDUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/08/455/001 - EU/1/08/455/014 20080716